So what did you do with your truck today?

[KansasIDI]

If that's all, you're not all that close to me then. It takes me a couple of hours to get to Bellville from here.

Made it back to Wilsey, no issues.

We were working about 2 hours east of Belleville, near Hiawatha. Not exactly feedlot country…

 

[IDIBRONCO]

No it's not. It's also closer to Topeka.

 

[sjwelds]

Made it back to Wilsey, no issues.

We were working about 2 hours east of Belleville, near Hiawatha. Not exactly feedlot country…

Been to Hiawatha many times. Brother-in-law lives there. About a 3-hour drive for us.

 

[david85]

I discovered a cheat code on my truck. Apparently, you can access both fuel tank sending units without having to remove the tank, hack the bed floor, or even lift the bed.

Tilting it to the passenger side worked like a charm (leave the passenger side bolts in loose to act like a hinge).

I'm sure many of you already knew this trick, but I didn't. Only realized after seeing chevy guys doing this trick on YouTube (be nice, chevy owners are people, too).

Also adding some photos of the new fuel sending unit. Looks like a very close match to the original but time will tell how it holds up.

 

[david85]

Another few photos of the new sending unit, if anyone's curious. Apparently the "shower heads" are now available separately, but the source I found was too expensive to ship, so I just replaced the whole thing.

 

[Old Goat]

Bronco Grave yard has the Shower heads for $11.99, cheapest anywhere. Have no clue what shipping would be.
Usually see them for $29.00.

Sending Units Diesel-Broncograveyard.com

I was ordering some other stuff, so had them throw a couple in the box for good measure.


Goat

 

[Cant Write]

I diagnosed air intrusion........all day! I checked everything, twice. And do you know what the culprit of the air bubbles were in my glass sight window?....... THE MONTH OLD FUEL PUMP FROM O'REILLY!!! That was part of the reason I couldn't figure it out quicker, I mean, how can it be the brand new pump? RIGHT? Oh well, while I was under there I noticed a drip of antifreeze under the water pump. Ughhhh, oh well, cheeper than a car payment!!!!

How did you come to find out your brand new reboxed chinesium now labeled made in the USA pump was bad....?

Sorry about the water pump!

 

[Cant Write]

@KansasIDI howd the new motor do?

Did you track you leave mileage?

 

[KansasIDI]

@KansasIDI howd the new motor do?

Did you track you leave mileage?

Ran really good, seems fine at 80mph on the turnpike.

Got about 14-15 mpg.

 

[KansasIDI]

Ran really good, seems fine at 80mph on the turnpike.

Got about 14-15 mpg.

Have an exhaust leak, a nut seems to have backed off on from the drivers side exhaust manifold to the up pipe. Should be an easy fix, and will double nut, with one standard and one locking nylon, so it doesn’t happen again.

 

[Jesus Freak]

How did you come to find out your brand new reboxed chinesium now labeled made in the USA pump was bad....?

Sorry about the water pump!

Well, since Im one of those alternative fuels weirdos I have extra filters and a 3way valve for switching tanks, so I had to disconnect each one of those and attach a hose and a 5gal bucket of diesel and then I'd stare at my sight window and watch for bubbles........why do you ask? Did you want a "Jesus Freaks air intrusion" thread?

 

[Cant Write]

@Jesus Freak i ask because I still have a mechanical fuel pump with a Napa Carter that travels along as a back up.

For the record, I wanna be a weird fuel guy just like you!! Honestly I do, but I have so much on my plate that I cannot add another endeavor. And I have friends that own mechanic shops, and I know where their oil goes, to the county’s shop oil burner. And the road and bridge county manager is one of my best friends......

And I get it, everything was isolated in the system and you still had air bubbles. LPP, say you know me!! ....issues.

 

[Jesus Freak]

@Jesus Freak i ask because I still have a mechanical fuel pump with a Napa Carter that travels along as a back up.

For the record, I wanna be a weird fuel guy just like you!! Honestly I do, but I have so much on my plate that I cannot add another endeavor. And I have friends that own mechanic shops, and I know where their oil goes, to the county’s shop oil burner. And the road and bridge county manager is one of my best friends......

And I get it, everything was isolated in the system and you still had air bubbles. LPP, say you know me!! ....issues.

I have an old school glass fuel filter(without the filter element) just before the factory fuel filter and after the fuel pump so I can watch for such things. The bubbles were really small but there was just enough air that I couldn't do hard acceleration or cruise at more than 1800rpms without loosing pressure.

 

[chillman88]

For the record, I wanna be a weird fuel guy just like you!! Honestly I do, but I have so much on my plate that I cannot add another endeavor.

I have a bunch of WMO here but I just haven't had a chance to get my centrifuge setup put together. I have almost everything to do it it's just the actual getting around to it.... I know what you mean!

 

[IDIBRONCO]

Should be an easy fix, and will double nut, with one standard and one locking nylon, so it doesn’t happen again.

Just so you're aware, your exhaust temps will probably melt out the nylon so a Nylock probably won't do you much good.